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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Indian (northern states) : Hindu (Brahman) name, from Sanskrit bhāradvāja ‘descendant of bharadvāja’, bharadvāja meaning ‘one who has strength or vigor’ (a compound of bharat ‘bearing’ + vāja ‘vigor’). According to legend, Bharadvaja (bharadvāja) was the name of one of the great sages.

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